The Sun. — London, England, 1810-06-21 00:00:00

~I i .;.,,; U pr.ivision4 of hi, 80. First, he pm- :.esses examined at :the Bar should bet i4i:rupc;le-: / t1 give true and entire evidence, although it-inig-t noittate themseli es. He, wisked, sccoadly. and pattis.ularly, to shorten the duration of polls ; be onserved that the poll for the stual;est bo rough could be continued as long as that for the largest county, by the means of keeping ,it open so long as a rote cattle once in an -hour_ he intended to make it nrcessan tor'a greater number to come., in that time. Witu respect to frivolous petitions not prosecuted, he made no allQwance of costs. Mr. Jo'n csisTONE did not wish now to enter into any..cticu , siOn on tie subject in its present stage; he merely w,iihed to observe. Oat he concurred with the id, as of the Hon. Gentleman, but d fl red as to the nece , sity of the rernedieS he prOposed. He was not wilit:g to adopt measur,es which were inconsist ent vvith the Law of the. Land. It bad :been 'said Ilia'. the state ol . things in the House was now such, tha: our Ancestors would have "started with indig nah! n ;" on the contrary he would assert, that our .Ancestors were, guilty of practices at which thi4 .House would shudder. It should_ be recollected that the Members were in former times elected as in .a common club, by ballot. This was not a period„ of corroption,•as so often asserted ;. be ;rather thought `that it exceeded any former age in honesty and purity. - Mr. Bsou9nAk 'observed, that the reason -why bribery did not seem to be now ,so extensive, was because it was carried on with greater cunning and More secretly. He, from expetience, could, assert, that in several boroughs there existed an organised system of bribery; from this Bill, he augured much god tn'thr country. He believed the not being able to compel a witness to give full evidence to be'a chief cause of many evils. In case of great corruption existing in a Borough, he would allow the neighbouring Hundred to -1 etition against it: He gate to his Honourable Frie- d the wannest thanks fir the introduction of tte Bill. Before he sat down, he-took the opporunity of noticing that a letter 'of his to some of his Hondurable Friends near Lim had been sUrreptitioUsly publis , :ed; mitt itad caused much clamour in th- north of the kingdom, and occasioned many advertisements in the public papers, accusing hint of attacking the Scotch Corpo rate rights. He now gave not:c , , that he would, early in - the ensuing Session, submit the consideration of this Qobject to the House. • • Mr. LOCKITART thought, that the Bribery Laws, in th e i c I, :esen r state, increased, rather than dimi nished the e , H. The crime itself was generally core mitted by gents ; he conceived it to attack the vi tals of the Consfitu ion. i He felt himself bound to give hi', steal) , stwort to the present Lord PORCHESTER thought it would have been'sa fisfabory to the House, had Ministers given a pledge that they would further stme iteasure for ef teetually preventing the effe6s of britierv, as it. could not be 'thought 'that the mere • " Paperßill" passed in the last Ses'ion could prove efficient to remedy the evils of which they complained, or even give them a satisfactory check. When Revenue Bills were passed, every possible means were taken for Tendering them effeaual. This was stated to be ne cessary to the public service; but whenever a mea sure of this traure was brought forward, founded on a great constitutional pritic ple,. a wish to sht ink from the subject was manifested on toe part ut his Majesty's Government, though he contended they would find their true inter.: st in giving it their sup port, arid; hi putting an end to hribry- altogether. When that question was before the), no middle course could with propriety he pursued, 'as such must ultimately- end in disgrace' and Parliamentary Reform ; not that Parliamentary Reform contended for by the modcrate'and the wise, but that which Would throw-the nation into confusion, and to which we must nece - ssarily sacrifice alkzwe hOld meat valu,. able and dear. ' • Mr. G. JOHNSTONE explained. Sir S. RostILLY expressed bii entire concurrence With the general principle of the Bill, and felt how important it was to the House and to the country, that such a Measure should be passed. He could not but express surp'rise that those who enjoyed. his Maj.s.y's confidence shOuld not be present at the dicdss:oti. The Bill. passed in the last Session would be injurious to the cause, rather -than other wise, if it were not followed up by some more ef featual measure. He Could not but express a wish that a moderate Parliamentary Reform might be elf ithed; such a Reform could alone prove beneficial to the country ;, any oiher must be attended with =ions evils--with . convUlsions that might endanger the security of.*he country. Mr.. WHARTON defended the absence of Minis ters. He understood it - to have been the intention of the Hon. Gentleman merely to explain the prin ciples of his Bill, and thought it unnecessary at that time to detain hiS Right - Hon. Friends. Hereafter they would, he had no . doubt, rake an opportunity Of 4),ffermg some observatt'ons, on it. He thought it was hard, when they gave it no opposition; that they should be censured for iiwt remaining in the House to ehe their sentiments on 'it,' when in its present stage their support could not further it. Mr. W. WYN'NE shortlyieplied ; after whichthe Hou4e,resOlred itself, into a Committee, Lord Par cheater in the Chair. Mr: W. NVi*NNE proposed to - prevent the evils alikaled to by his Hon. Friend,' that persiins of the description he had spoken of should give greater se cliritics to prosecute dial] others. Mr. BtiouottAm lent it for - the consideration of his Hon. Friend, if the proviSion he proposed to make would be sufficient to prevent the evil. He feared it would not, as such, persons frequently extorted money by threats. Auer a few further remarks froni~Mr:G. Johnstone and Mr. Brougham, the House resumed, the report was brought up, and ordered to. be taken into fur ther con,ideroion on that day . se'rinight: COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. Mr. PI(ENDERGAST . r64O! to give"notice of a !notion; and 'tatted, that during the interval of the late ad joltroment of the House, a conimuthcation had been .de to hint on the subjeCt of certain Bye Laws and rrgulation4.'which tied been framed, and were now aokqi . upon by the College of Physicians, to' the me ws ..t which, 11 • there •been suthcient time, he should certainly have telt It his duty 'to the. wtention of the House. He considered tl; s. B ) e Laws to involve a question of great public !times', as tar as they affected the rights of borne ~.:.ay aternotious protessiOnal Gentlemen : should they, in the interim, find it expedient to revive their Code of Bye Laws, and rescind those dames . w - hleh ha i been represent e d to..hini, and. he conscientiously believed were faithfully represented as unjust, vexes tious, arid highly objectionable • The third Report of.the Corm tree on Sinecnie Ofii,es was brought up and ordered to be printed. A B 11 from the Lords for preventing 'vexations arr,.sts was brought up, read a first tirpc,.anciordered to be iiriotel—Ailjoiii-ned: MAILS. ARK TVED—I Cadiz, r Malta, t Dublin, t Waterford. i Gottenburgh, t Lisbon, t Waterford. PRICE OF si•c)CKS THIS DAY At TWILVIE O'CLOCK Consols for Op. 71 I Red. Ann. .69 I Oinnium - THE SUN. soLEm outs utcntE FAL sum AupEAT? LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1810. This .day Parliament was prorogued by Com mission, when: the' LORD CHANCELLOR., as First Commissioner, read his MAJESTY'S Speech, which was to ,the following effeti, ,Mg Lords and Gentlemen, I l As the Public Business has been completed, His Majesty has deemed it proper to put an end to the Session. His Majesty has commanded us to express the satisfaaion which he feels at the Conquest of GuadalonPe; wliich; with the redotiion of the Dutch Settltmeift in that quarter, has deprived his Enemies of the only Possessions which they had left in that-Part of the World: My Lords and Gentlemen, His Majesty has corntnan ded us to thank you for the liberal Provision which you have. made for the Service of the year. He laments that that Provi -1 sion should necessarily have been so great, but it is no small consolation to His Majesty to reflect, that i it should have been made without any increased Taxation upon this Country; and that those Mea sures of Finance which have been extended to Ire land, will fall only upon those articles which will not interfere with its growing Prosperity, and that it has been praalicable to lessen some of the burthens, and relax some Of, the regulations which pressed upon that part of the United Kingdom. It is a great satisfaction to His Majesty also to state, ‘ t hat . the increase of our Commerce in-all direc- - ': tions, and in new channels, in spite of the efforts of the Enemy, enable us to- bid defiance to his at tempts, and promise to raise us to the highest pitch of National Prosperity. His Majesty commands us to thank you for the liberal provision which has been made for the Duke of Brunswick: His Majesty commands us to state his satisfac tion that Portugal, rescued by His Majesty's Forces from the power of the Enemy, is making every possible preparation for repelling, under the aid of His Majesty's arms, all his future attempts.. His Majesty also feels great pleasure in saying, that Spain, notwithstanding all the reverses which she experienced, is still unsubdued, and still de termined to persevere in the same righteous cause, which his Majesty haS - no doubt will ultimately tri umph over her Invaders. My Lords and Gentlemen, His Majesty feels it to be his duty to desire that, on your returning to your respective Counties, you will recommend to all his faithful Subjects a re gard to - order and obedience to the Laws, Which can alone tend to secure domestic tranquility and national happiness, and give full etre& to that paternal affeaion which has been the uniform feel ing of his heart, and the invariable principle of his condut. His Majesty Commands us to declare, that he shall persevere. in maintaining that zeal for the Prosperity of the Empire which he has endeavoured to evince ever sine benign Providence had corn [flitted the happiness of his People to his charge, and he _relies upon the affeaion of dais subjects, their attachment to the Laws, - •and Obedience to their authority, which cm alone enable him to preserve the Constitution, and transmit, unimpaired, to posterity . the blessings which distinguish the Bri tish Empire. By the accounts from the Baltic it appears, •that upwards - of 400 vessels have passed the Belt, with out one single . capture having been made by the enemy—so complete have been the e rran g enients made by the Admiralty for the proteCtion of our trade. This morning a Cadiz and a Gibraltar Mail ar rived, from, - .which we hale made the following ex tria3s: . , CADIZ, MAY 3 I.—The Regency is now established here, and joined by the• Bishop of Orense, who arriy 'ed a few.d:tys ago. They.rnade their public entry on TueSdaY afterntion, and held a grand levee ) esterday, in honour of Sr. FERDINAND the Kin'g's day ; it was very numerously attended. The BritiAl. Arnbosador, :Admiral PicxmottE, Generals GRAHAM, poLLASt, and-SoNTAo, dinedofterwards with the Regency, and there were general*and verkbrilliant illuminations on both nights, and both fleets were dressed out in high s!ilg . „ __and fired *repeated .salutes. The Ambassador Inesented the Gentlemen of his legation, the Gene_ ral Officers. of our Navy and Army, Mr. DuFF,.Mr. ARCHDEKIN, and many others of distinEtion, - • A 9onvoy, suppoSed from England and to have troops on board, is now coming in. Though we . have not received the official confirm.. ation of the - defeat of Gen. SEBASTIAN', we enter tain no doubt of it, considering - all the circum- stances, and the agreement of the last accounts with the ,first dispatch transmitted by-Abe Commandant Gem of St. Roque. - The last. account was brought by the Capt, of. a ship who arrived from Tariff, and who, in reference to what was reported here by the carriers fr6rti Granada; confirms that General SE BASTIANI entered that city, defeated, with not many more than 2600 men, and most of them without arms,. and that on •the approach of the army under the command of General FRUSE, v 6 hich had ,deleat ,ed himg lie had capitulated, and delivered up the city. ..If the first part of this account be true we "Cannot be surprised at the second, which appears to be . the necessary consequence of it. A person who has arrived here from Granada, and wholeft tha,t city. the day after the entrance of Gen. SEBASTIAN', likewise confirms,the destrutc,tion of that General, and adds, that in consequence our flying parties had ad vanced upon Isnallos Not less interesting, nor less a proof of this fa& 13 what we find in the Seville Ga zettes, which refers to the entrance of SEBASTI ANI in to Granada with part of his:division, adding that the remainder was engago in a commission important to the nation, and all those who continue tranquil. The nest adyices from the_ East ward_ will no doubt remove all uncertainty.—(Gazette of Commerce) BADAJOZ, MAY 3.-Yesterday, the, day which completed two years since the commencement of our memorable Revolution, a day which the brave and the good can neverforget, was Celebiated herein4he man ner it deserves. A solemn church-service was perform ed in the Cathedral, in thanksgiving to the Almighty, the 'Most illustrionsihe Archbishop performing mass, at which attended the Superior Junta of this pro 7 vince, all the Magistrates and Officers, and a,prodi . - gious concourse of people,- animated. by the preSence of the Marquis ROMAN A, and the recolledion of the het oic deeds of their brethren in Madrid. The Dean of Badajoz delivered a sermon suitable to the day, and when the mass was ended, his Excellency the . Marquis DE LA. RostANA publicly renewed his oath to avenge his country and establish its independence. I swear," said that Noble General, with a poignard in one hand, and the other placed on the Holy Gospels, " I swear never to lay down my arms till I have avenged my countly, and expelled from' it the enemies who pollute our soil.—Do you all swear the same-) Yes ! We swear the same," answered, in a tone of enthusiasm, the numerous concourse of chiefs and officers who surrounded His Excellency had previously given orders that all the troops under his command, and the garrison 'of the place, should be drawn up under arms. They tired a triple salvo, which was answered by the bat teries of the place, in celebration of the 2d'of May; • :1808. The intelligence of the various alts of violence which BUONAPARTE has committed against thetrade of 'America has - , as we prediEted, produced a most strong sensation in that country. Even the Ameri can Government, with all its diposition to look with indiffereticeat the aggressions of France, appears at length to be in some degree roused from its apathy. Letters and papers have been received •from Ame rica to the -- 3d ult.; at . that time, though the John Adams had not arrived, yet a list of Vie American vessels 'seized in France; Holland, &c. had been re ceived, and had produced, as we'have already stated, a considerable change in the opinions of the Ame rican` Government. Mr. SMITH, it is said, 'is the. only Member of the American Cabinet who still continues to justify the condud . of BUONAPARTE. Mr. SMITH, it will be recolleaed, was the person who carried,on the uegociation with Mr. JACKSON, and who manifested such a contempt for that tour-, tesy which has always been 'observed upon similar occas►ons, as proved that his obje& was not to bring the negociations to a favourable issue, but if pos sible to provoke a rupture. Mr. MADDISON and Mr. GALLATIN are, it is stated, completely at variance with 'Mr. SMITH, with resped to the eon ,: dua which AmeriCa ought to adopt towards France, and it is supposal that the latter will resign his situ ation as Secretary of State. Some of 'the letters which have bees received go so far as to express a belief that Mr. - JACKSON will be recalled to Wash ington, and that the Negotiation, so abtuptly broken plf by MI. SMITH, will be resumed. The List accounts from Washington are dated tilt 6th ult. they state, that the. Govern :i,ent having re' ceived inforwation that several vessels within.' the waters of the United States had been fitted -cut , with the intent of cruiziug against the subjeas of a, foreign Prince, with whom the United S:ates are a: -peace,: Instruetions kid been issued to institute Pro', secutious against all persons 'whatever who "might have been, 9r §honid hereafter be, concerned in 0 6 1 fitting uut and ar►ning of any such vessels. The KING came to town yesterday, as usual, INT Windsor.. His MAJESTY arrived at the Queen Palace about twelve o'clock. Just before his MA' JESTY had entered- the Palace, the Duke of Cug *BbIILAND,,- who had,taken an airing in.his carriages fur the 'first time, had alighted from his carriage, to receive his Royal Father, . together.' with CO. Dukes Of KENT, SUsSEi, and CAMBRIDGE. 4 -11.5 MAJESTY appeared highly grat)fied to find that vile Duke of COMBERLAND,was so far reccivered as to b° able_ to come to see hint. His Royal'Highness wore a great cuat—bOth his arms wt re in slings; he ho nut ,t he use of either hand. His head was boom a with black silk, and he - wore:a black silk cap. Ili' •Royal Highness looks pale; he is no' so, dueed as might have been expected', and, of rouse , is rather weak from the great loss of blood he experienced. His MAJESTY held a Levee : - soon after ty,t ,.o o'Clock, which. Was attended by . - The AchbiShoii of Canterbury, the Lora President of th e Cou ell, the Lord Privy Se a l, the First Lord of the Trea sury and Chatialloi of 'the Exe;i::quer„ t 14;t Lord o tile Admiralty, the. Master General or the Ot i .darice, the tho.V Seeretaries , o, State, the Presidera or Of- BoAd of ControOlf -the Yu:sick:in of the Board of "Frad,ttie . Seeretaty of- Vta i Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; the Lord . Ire Iv'', Steward of the Household, the lidke ot,Mont: ose ; Ear Is ° L Harowby, Harrington, and Mouht Edgeeulube ; Lord • St- I lelens (in, waiting), and .Heathfidld, gold stick) ; Sirs 1 " Yeo, and R. Calder ; Generals 13al;our and Campbe ll (erooms in, waiting); Colonel FraSer ; Niessts. Robinson Yawkner.% The follo . wing had the honour of being proseoed to his MAJESTY Captain Sir lames Yeo, R.N. on receiving his Majesty's. permission to accept the rank of a KlM:tit of St. Benito, a Avis, and :he honour of British ii.n.ghthood. Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Calder, cn his appointment to Ilte.commayd st Elyancuth. • Brigadier. General Balfour, on h's anpoin.rnant to the of Nova Scotia, and upon his departure thither. Mr. Robinson, on his being appointed a Lord of the Ad' miralty. The lion: Lieitt.- Colonel Fraser, Commander of the 13t. Regiment of the Inverness-shire Local Militia. yesterday forenoon her MAJESTY, aCCompanic a by their Royal Highnet,ses !he Dukes or Yo and SUSSEX, Princess. s AUGUSTA, ELI?, ;BETH, at ICI , SOPHIA, visited .Ascot Heath, and partook 01 an ele pant cold collation in a marluee .prePark,-d for 01E4( reception by the Marquis dt CUt;NKWALLIS, Master Pi the King's Stag Hounds,, and Steward,ut the Course. Duke of CUMBERLAND has determined to dis" miss all foreigners from his domelic employ , i'e" f ' :end NEALE, it is said, is also, to quit his Royal High". ness's service. • Some of the letters received by the Ma' tA state, that IVIAssEtiA, upon being•sehtitor to take ti' d command of the French troops" destined to . 3 61 against Portugal, was desired by BIibNAPARTE "Go conquer that country, which waa to be this fu . ture kingdom." The Captain ofa vessel that left Dieppe nn,Stni" day last, says, that it - was reported before he sailed , that a battle had taken pine in Portugal, - whicii terminated unfavourably for the French. On Tuesday last the' King 61-Trance, Loves paid a' visit . 1 - o the Duke ofliEntFoan, ai Wohuin Abbey, about one o'clock, while his GraFO. and. numerous friends, and agricultural visitors, were attending the plouiluntr mate!) on ,one of the WO adjoining the Park. t 'The Marquis 'ot fortunately remained' at the Abhpy, where he re ceived his MAJESTY, and of which he 'did the be-, nours in a manner in every respect worthy of 4 t` - ' The King and 'suite, after partaking of a cold tion, went over the Abbey, which bein — alt ad' mired; particularly the magnificent Library and no . ColleOion of Pictures: He Was sensibly atitf:.',lCLi -at the sight of the fine.whole-length portrait of his uty, fortunate brother Louis XVI. in one of the smaller state Withdrawing-tonms. His Majesty afterwards itispeaed the farm 7 yard, and implements .of 1 , 9 5 " bandry exhibiting for prizes, which were explaive ,l to him by Lord WENTWORTH, and at 'which he es." pressed great satisfaction. Just bdote three he got into his post-coach, and returned w Aylesbury e‘', dinner. .MCC. CLARKE, in her Book, has' fallen in!la 33 error which we feel it to be an wc.t . of CoOnnOn Jos lice to correct, independently of otir respect t.' 1 "e Gentleman to whom it referi. The passage we lode to wlates to 'Mr. CitoKEß,.and she respc'-at :, misrepresentation which appared to sonic of the 00' positioa Papers, stating,' that as ," Teller of tti' Home, on a division, he left out a row of bis 0 " " •party." Now it is proper to observe that the subject was taken up by Mr. FREEMANTLE, the Teller 00 the alter side, who declared that the report w , 'y wholly without foundation, and that Mr. CRog." intimated that he did not think such d palpable toi 6- statement was worth any notice. The sum of 34,0001. was yesterday paid into the Stain; Office, being tor the Legacy Duly on ti)d landed property of the late Hest Y CAVENDISH ., Esq. of Clapham Common. Mackarel have been so plentiful at Deal for soule days past, •that fine flesh tish have been sold at 40. and 40 for a shiliiug, and in soinelnstan‘ei. hayd . been gisen away to such of the poor inhabitants as chose to fetch them.' About four o'clock :on Wednesday morning, 3 dog, supposed to be ilift:Cted with hydrophohiii, L'r" tervd the prerni:es of H -nry Gipps, Esq. of Common, aui kile a a Lai, and two 4=46 fowls, which it dread•irity ovrrtigled, rap into a' " bel ugiug to George MA ) , E q of Herne, wt , cl , . t kiiled and woonded four five of his seer;), bit the shepherd's dog; Sit., Mr: Widdett, and a do,`b,-‘ioni;ing to hit - IL-7.10 4 ' iannual was afterwards d....:.tro,yed near Sea-street.